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host: another call from new york city, independent. caller: i would like to know why we are the only industrial united states but has single payer health care region that has single payer health care. lobbyists write checks to both sides of the aisle, over and under the aisle and everywhere they can. even more important, how are you going to correct something when you do not leveled it. for 40 years we have had medicare. we've had waste, fraud, and abuse of astronomical amounts of money. host: final thoughts. guest: it is not going to go away. you will probably see a similar effort over implementation. the whole scenario is complicated by the idea is not being fought about. that did not go away with the supreme court decision. that is what congress will be occupying itself with again this week. host: louise radnofsky is the health-
host: another call from new york city, independent. caller: i would like to know why we are the only industrial united states but has single payer health care region that has single payer health care. lobbyists write checks to both sides of the aisle, over and under the aisle and everywhere they can. even more important, how are you going to correct something when you do not leveled it. for 40 years we have had medicare. we've had waste, fraud, and abuse of astronomical amounts of money. host:...
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host: from iowa, mason city, independent. good morning. caller: there was a caller a few minutes ago from louisiana with a different guest talking about the campaign. basically, he said that they were laundering money coming from foreign countries going to the democrats. how come nobody is talking about the fiscal cliff? there was a two-hour special about that coming up. the lady about the military needs to be reminded about the cut in defense spending that will happen on january 1st. it's a very expensive one. host: do you have concerns about the fiscal cliff? caller: is scarce the daylights out of me. host: president obama said in the last debate he does not think it's going to happen. caller: they're trying to whitewash it. it's a really thin layer. host: a.j. spiker, your response. guest: the fiscal cliff is not only the biggest threat to the united states from an economic standpoint, a social values standpoint, but also the biggest threat from a global perspective. if this country gets in a position, we are already in a place where th
host: from iowa, mason city, independent. good morning. caller: there was a caller a few minutes ago from louisiana with a different guest talking about the campaign. basically, he said that they were laundering money coming from foreign countries going to the democrats. how come nobody is talking about the fiscal cliff? there was a two-hour special about that coming up. the lady about the military needs to be reminded about the cut in defense spending that will happen on january 1st. it's a...
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this weekend, we look behind the scenes at the history and the literary life of new york's capital city, albany. saturday on c-span2 and sunday at 5:00 p.m. on c-span3. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we want to welcome back to our table congressman tom cole, republican of oklahoma. let began with the news. john boehner send a proposal to the white house yesterday. what do you think? guest: it is a great opening start and makes it very tangible what the speaker committed to after the election. which is we are going to put revenue on the table. that is an enormous step forward by the republicans. not something we want to do but something we recognize we have to do to get there. i think the proposal to rex us toward where the real problems are which is entitlement spending. we cannot solve this with just revenue. while we like the paul ryan budget, the speaker basically picked up elements of some of the proposal from erskine bowles in an effort to try to reach forward. i think the speaker should be given a lot of credit for a great opening position. host: so, loopholes and deduct
this weekend, we look behind the scenes at the history and the literary life of new york's capital city, albany. saturday on c-span2 and sunday at 5:00 p.m. on c-span3. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we want to welcome back to our table congressman tom cole, republican of oklahoma. let began with the news. john boehner send a proposal to the white house yesterday. what do you think? guest: it is a great opening start and makes it very tangible what the speaker...
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victor is up next from oregon city oregon. what about your job status? caller: i have been unemployed for over two years now. i previously worked in the oil industry since 1979. i worked two years ago in nevada doing in geothermal wells. from that status, i got laid off from that position. i have been paying attention to where the jobs are, where the money is. and my home town in oregon city, i talked to people who tell me i'm overqualified and have made too much money and i would not be happy with a job status that i am applying for. i have been blessed now. i am seeking a job the same company since june of this year. now i will be going to work in north dakota which is 1,300 miles from my home town. i am going to be doing fluid recovery in the oil wells. unemploymenthat dropped to 7.8%, for example, what people don't understand is that not everybody that applies for unemployment is getting unemployment anymore. in my case, i drew unemployment for over two years. my status now is still unemployed. i am no longer collecting. people are not collecting une
victor is up next from oregon city oregon. what about your job status? caller: i have been unemployed for over two years now. i previously worked in the oil industry since 1979. i worked two years ago in nevada doing in geothermal wells. from that status, i got laid off from that position. i have been paying attention to where the jobs are, where the money is. and my home town in oregon city, i talked to people who tell me i'm overqualified and have made too much money and i would not be happy...
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host: armonk city, pa. -- fairmont city, pa. there is an account on the rate of the osama bin laden compound. there is a reported navy seal who was in the operation. it took about 24 hours for that person's name to be uncovered. here is the story. next host: is a phone call from a democrat in new york. guest: good morning. good morning, america. you know, i am a veteran and i am proud to be an american. i look at this question and i am scratching my head thinking, you know, you asked that same question to the same people who have lost family members over in afghanistan, you know? they haven't forgotten. you have friends and relatives, you know, that have lost people over in afghanistan. they have not forgotten. you know? these are people who lost their family members and, you know, to turn around and to think that someone has forgotten about their loss -- i haven't forgotten. i don't have any family members that have gone over there, but i haven't forgotten the people around me that have lost people in afghanistan and that is my
host: armonk city, pa. -- fairmont city, pa. there is an account on the rate of the osama bin laden compound. there is a reported navy seal who was in the operation. it took about 24 hours for that person's name to be uncovered. here is the story. next host: is a phone call from a democrat in new york. guest: good morning. good morning, america. you know, i am a veteran and i am proud to be an american. i look at this question and i am scratching my head thinking, you know, you asked that same...
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host: as far as the least watched cities, they are as follows: guest: how happy are the city -- of the citizens of billings, montana? this list is hard to figure out at times because cheyenne, wyoming is the most watch list and that is seven hours by car from billings. if you want to get out from under the snooping i, take a road trip to billings. host: how hard was it to compile this information? guest: the researcher who did this for us compared it to pulling sharks' teeth in the water using her own teeth. the public officials who she called and she called a lot of them, more than 150 hours of research went to this piece, they were very wary to talk about this. the answer is obvious there. it is kind of a scholarly subjects. it makes people uneasy to know the degree to which they are under surveillance. host: peter more is the editor of "men's health"magazine . this is steven on republican line -- caller: i have kind of a question and comment. if somebody is going through an intersection and gets a ticket in the mail because they ran a red light or in maryland, they have work is own
host: as far as the least watched cities, they are as follows: guest: how happy are the city -- of the citizens of billings, montana? this list is hard to figure out at times because cheyenne, wyoming is the most watch list and that is seven hours by car from billings. if you want to get out from under the snooping i, take a road trip to billings. host: how hard was it to compile this information? guest: the researcher who did this for us compared it to pulling sharks' teeth in the water using...
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that's not the city. caller: the contract with the city who pays with tax dollars from the residents. host: i have to let you both go because we're out of time on "washington journal." i apologize for that. we appreciate david and michelle in two of our swing states calling in this morning. we have no more calls. i just wanted to check. we're out of time. we appreciate everybody participating in this morning after the debate and we will be doing the same thing next tuesday, after the debate in florida. thank you for being with us on this wednesday.
that's not the city. caller: the contract with the city who pays with tax dollars from the residents. host: i have to let you both go because we're out of time on "washington journal." i apologize for that. we appreciate david and michelle in two of our swing states calling in this morning. we have no more calls. i just wanted to check. we're out of time. we appreciate everybody participating in this morning after the debate and we will be doing the same thing next tuesday, after the...
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republicans to cities, drop dead. they do not count any more, at least in national republican politics, talking about democrats choosing cities to visit or fund-raising ventures, not necessarily to campaign. guest: it's unfortunate. one can argue some of the major problems we have relate to the poverty that is located in a lot of these inner cities. if we do not have a political system that encourages our presidential candidates to go in and discuss those issues, then we're doing ourselves a disservice. the electoral college fundamentally distort top people campaign. host: antioch, tenn., bruce is an independent scholar. caller: have listened for years and this is a first-time caller. a couple of comments. arizona tries to enforce their immigration laws and the u.s. government and is up suing them because of it. i think it's obvious that obama opposes any immigration laws and it helps the democratic party. this gentleman makes a good case for that. as for the traditional values, obama and his ilk believe they are agai
republicans to cities, drop dead. they do not count any more, at least in national republican politics, talking about democrats choosing cities to visit or fund-raising ventures, not necessarily to campaign. guest: it's unfortunate. one can argue some of the major problems we have relate to the poverty that is located in a lot of these inner cities. if we do not have a political system that encourages our presidential candidates to go in and discuss those issues, then we're doing ourselves a...
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he cut state aid to cities and towns. what happened was he basically -- the cities and towns have to rely on their own revenues. they ended up cutting services. the percentage of local government debt was paid for by local revenue sources increase significantly. he cut funding to the massachusetts higher education system. fees went up there, too. the colleges require students to pay fees and those went up dramatically. there was a lot of cost shifting that went on. host: one last thing from cspanjunky. our guests did clarify that. we're talking about public dollars going to planned parenthood. thank you so much for joining us this morning. brian mooney is a reporter with "the boston globe." thank you free time. -- thank you for your time. up next, we'll speak with linda feldmann. then what the justice department regarding the voter rights. >> the day before the election, about 30 million people have already voted in 34 states and the district of columbia either by mail or in person. no votes will be counted until tomorrow
he cut state aid to cities and towns. what happened was he basically -- the cities and towns have to rely on their own revenues. they ended up cutting services. the percentage of local government debt was paid for by local revenue sources increase significantly. he cut funding to the massachusetts higher education system. fees went up there, too. the colleges require students to pay fees and those went up dramatically. there was a lot of cost shifting that went on. host: one last thing from...
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from my home city of kansas city. i just had question about your rhetoric about strengthening the families. how is it that gay marriage, are civil unions but particularly the game marriage, how is it that they are taking away from the strengthening of the american family? from my perspective if a man was to marry another man, i don't know, if it was about strengthening the family and if he were to marry a woman, eventually that would distrupt family so by gay marriage is actually allowing people to be themselves. how how is it that that's taking away from the american family? it sounds to me like it's a little bit hiding some discrimination. and so can you please explain that? >> i'll be happy to. you said in new york city? host: he was from new york. i believe and he's left. >> ok. i was going to see how he weathered sandy. this is not just what happens at altar. i don't think as many americans would be concerned. but what we've seen now is we've seen five, six states that have moved down this route mostly because of
from my home city of kansas city. i just had question about your rhetoric about strengthening the families. how is it that gay marriage, are civil unions but particularly the game marriage, how is it that they are taking away from the strengthening of the american family? from my perspective if a man was to marry another man, i don't know, if it was about strengthening the family and if he were to marry a woman, eventually that would distrupt family so by gay marriage is actually allowing...
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lake city, from salt utah. my brother works at the v.a. hospital in salt lake. he says that the v.a. hospital that half of it is completely empty. we have so many homeless people. wondering why we cannot house the homeless in the empty parts of the v.a. hospital. guest: it's a great point and some of the homeless providers would be asking the same question. there is a process by which a property has been declared ready for disposal that eventually would be offered to homeless providers. i cannot comment specifically on the veterans administration docility in salt lake because it was not something we reviewed and i'm not familiar with it. the situation you're describing actually could apply to a number of other facilities around the country. i think it's a very good question that the veterans administration and the government that large really needs to take a hard look at. if you do have buildings like this, depending on their condition, the question is whether or not other agencies that may think the property is worth while is how much would have to go into reno
lake city, from salt utah. my brother works at the v.a. hospital in salt lake. he says that the v.a. hospital that half of it is completely empty. we have so many homeless people. wondering why we cannot house the homeless in the empty parts of the v.a. hospital. guest: it's a great point and some of the homeless providers would be asking the same question. there is a process by which a property has been declared ready for disposal that eventually would be offered to homeless providers. i...
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i first came here in 1985 so i think i know the city pretty well. not all parts of washington are safe but i was talking about downtown. there is no way to argue that it is not dangerous. it is really safe. as for attacking parents for bad "-- schools, sorry, they are responsible. there is no way that parents who really care about education would ever put up with the nonsense that takes place in some of our city schools. i know it is easy to blame the teachers union which i despise but i am trying to be as honest as i can and say the real fault lies with parents. why do they put up with this? the airport, ok, poor people don't have a voice? there is evidence that they can take to the streets and things can change when people get mad. i say a lot of upper-middle- class parents getting mad on their behalf by where are the marches? we have a school head, michelle rey, who was not perfect but i think most people think she had the right idea which was all we care about is whether the kids benefit. she determined that there were many people in the school
i first came here in 1985 so i think i know the city pretty well. not all parts of washington are safe but i was talking about downtown. there is no way to argue that it is not dangerous. it is really safe. as for attacking parents for bad "-- schools, sorry, they are responsible. there is no way that parents who really care about education would ever put up with the nonsense that takes place in some of our city schools. i know it is easy to blame the teachers union which i despise but i...
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are we heading into an era of bailout of cities. is this a failed city? >> this weekend c-span2 book tv in austin texas for live coverage of the texas book test value. today from 11:00 to 6:00 eastern here from david wess tin. and sunday from noon to 6:00 infiltrating mexico's drug cartels. the texas book festival live this weekend on "book tv" on c-span2. "washington journal" continues. host: we're continuing our look at battleground states with our focus on north carolina. joining us by phone from charlotte north carolina the chairman of the democratic party. welcome to the program. guest: tell us -- how are you host: tell us what is going on and are the democrats still in play for the obama campaign? guest: definitely in play for democrats up and down the ticket as well as for the president. host: but there's been reports from various outlets say say that it's not in play t president has not been in north carolina stins convention. how do you explain that? guest: basically democrats are turning out to vote. we're turning out to vote at all of the early
are we heading into an era of bailout of cities. is this a failed city? >> this weekend c-span2 book tv in austin texas for live coverage of the texas book test value. today from 11:00 to 6:00 eastern here from david wess tin. and sunday from noon to 6:00 infiltrating mexico's drug cartels. the texas book festival live this weekend on "book tv" on c-span2. "washington journal" continues. host: we're continuing our look at battleground states with our focus on north...
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host: oklahoma city is up next, on our democrats' line. caller: good morning. first of all, about been gauzy. i do not think anyone could have foreseen what happened in benghazi. it was not much different. they were both just using talking points. same thing with john kerry. he was in vietnam. at least he went to the party. guest: i think i disagree with the first part of the statement. i think there were a lot of warnings. there were pretty nasty folks in benghazi that wanted to attack western targets. there was a string of bombings, an attempt on the life of the british ambassador, attacks at the u.s. diplomatic facility / cia base in the weeks and months leading up to the 9/11 anniversary attack. there are a lot of people who were saying the situation is really dangerous, the environment is less safe, and we need more security. ultimately, those requests were not met. host: our guest writes for "newsweek" / "the daily beast." talk about what is happening with "newsweek" and the role that you apply online. guest: "newsweek" just printed its last paper edition
host: oklahoma city is up next, on our democrats' line. caller: good morning. first of all, about been gauzy. i do not think anyone could have foreseen what happened in benghazi. it was not much different. they were both just using talking points. same thing with john kerry. he was in vietnam. at least he went to the party. guest: i think i disagree with the first part of the statement. i think there were a lot of warnings. there were pretty nasty folks in benghazi that wanted to attack western...
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host: in yesterday's edition of the "kansas city star" from kansas city star.com we get this, romney taps ryan as running mate, written by william douglas and david lightman, ryan is aaccording by fiscal conservatives, however, who in recent weeks had pushed for his inclusion on the romney ticket. romney had endorsed ryan's budget proposal late in the primary season and the plan which would sharply cut taxes and cap medicare benefits is certain to be front and center in his campaign. you are quoted, professor goldstein, as saying governor romney would seem to own that plan and need to defend it, which may be difficult in places like florida, where seniors may be concerned regarding aspects like the overhaul of medicare. talktous a little more about what kind of difficulties the ryan pick may cause the romney-ryan ticket in places like florida where people are concerned about social security and medicare. guest: sure. well, i'm not an expert on the ryan plan but some of the notable features include the overhaul of medicare and possibly privatizing part of social security. and those ar
host: in yesterday's edition of the "kansas city star" from kansas city star.com we get this, romney taps ryan as running mate, written by william douglas and david lightman, ryan is aaccording by fiscal conservatives, however, who in recent weeks had pushed for his inclusion on the romney ticket. romney had endorsed ryan's budget proposal late in the primary season and the plan which would sharply cut taxes and cap medicare benefits is certain to be front and center in his campaign....